THE WORLD IS FRAGILE FROM EAST TO WEST April 4, 2011 CFD MARKET STRATEGIST, GFT THE first quarter of 2011 finished last week with a number of the world’s major stock indices registering impressive gains. This was quite an achievement given the geopolitical turmoil that erupted in January. Although the regime change that took place in Tunisia and Egypt has been relatively painless so far, the [...]
Trade with care, as copper’s future looks uncertain April 4, 2011 TRADERS going long on copper over the last few years would have made enormous profits, as it rebounded from its collapse following the financial crisis. But its momentum has been flagging since February’s peak. There are still many copper bulls, but it is looking less like a one-way bet. Adding to the complexity of the [...]
THE TIPSTER April 4, 2011 THE Falklands rollercoaster continues. The latest twist is that Falklands Oil and Gas (FOGL) is to take over operatorship from partner BHP Billiton. This means FOGL maintains control over its exploration programme, but has the benefits of BHP sharing the costs of drilling and depositing funds in an escrow account. Investors may be tempted at [...]
Episode 8: A lunch in Mayfair April 4, 2011 THE ’03 I think Michel.” I sit opposite the oleaginous Rupert Carmichael in an elegantly restrained private dining room at the Bensley Hotel. The sommelier retreats. “We’ll drink the ’59 if I land you” says Rupert. He shoots his cuffs, his signature diamond-encrusted death’s head cufflinks prominent at the sleeves of his handmade Savile Row [...]
Travel worries undone by dead-eyed technology April 4, 2011 GEEK SPEAK @steve_dinneen AS I write this I’m three days through a trip to Prague, a city incomparably beautiful when viewed on a glass screen. And perhaps otherwise. I wouldn’t know. From the flight onwards, the need for independent thought has been almost entirely eradicated, cheerful, blinking LEDs obligingly making every decision for me. The [...]
Hot skincare for summer April 4, 2011 CRANBERRY GOMMAGE, ARCONA Cranberry and raspberry enzymes unclog pores, while salicylic acid, volcanic minerals and sucrose clean your skin deep-down. £40, glowgetter.co.uk TURNAROUND, CLINIQUE The mask and concentrate offer something like microdermabrasion but without the discomfort. £30, clinique.co.uk COLLAGENERY, SENSAI Kanebo Sensai Collagenergy Wrinkle Repair (whew) helps boost collagen within the skin and energises skin [...]
Taxidermy and Victoriana at the hottest new hotel in town April 4, 2011 IN a candle-lit, antique-filled dining room, by a grand table decked out in gleaming china, fine glass, antique candelabras and an assembly of strange bronze figurines, stands a kangaroo. An old example of the taxidermist’s art, it stares out glassily at the ancient urns and other objets that cram the room. Round the corner, in [...]
Five-star City swagger back into top three April 4, 2011 MANCHESTER CITY (5) v/s SUNDERLAND (0) MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini toasted a fruitful weekend after seeing his side capitalise on their rivals’ failings with a swashbuckling rout of woeful Sunderland. Adam Johnson, Carlos Tevez, David Silva, Patrick Vieira and Yaya Toure all scored as City leapfrogged Chelsea and moved to within touching distance of [...]
Kirsten and Dhoni deserve India’s adulation April 4, 2011 CELEBRATIONS in India are probably only just starting to die down after Saturday’s thoroughly deserved World Cup final victory over gallant losers Sri Lanka. Sachin Tendulkar is currently bathing in unprecedented adulation, but when the hype and hysteria dissipates, the two men all of India should look to thank above any other are their coach [...]
Saracens look bound for the play-offs as Stevens steals show against Bath April 4, 2011 ENGLAND World Cup hopeful Matt Stevens produced an inspired display against his former side Bath as Saracens tightened their grip on second place in the Premiership with a 20-9 victory. The South African-born prop, capped 32 times by England but not once since 2008, faced his former club for the first time since leaving the [...]
